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Comron Saifi, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.8 with 34 ratings

Sees Young Adolescents (ages 12-14), Older Adolescents (ages 15-18), Adults (18-65), Geriatrics (65+)

Speaks English and Persian

Comron Saifi, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.8 with 34 ratings

Sees Young Adolescents (ages 12-14), Older Adolescents (ages 15-18), Adults (18-65), Geriatrics (65+)

Speaks English and Persian

Director, Clinical Spine Research
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute (LDI)
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Saifi is employed by Penn Medicine.

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Abnormal Vertebrae
Absent Vertebrae
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Lumbar Spine
Back Injuries
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Bone Growth Stimulator
Bowel incontinence (Fecal Incontinence)
Broken Coccyx
Bulging Disc
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Revision Surgery
Cervical Spinal Fracture
Cervical Spinal Fusion Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spine Surgery
Cervical Steroid Injection
Coccyx Injury
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Compression Fractures
Congenital Malformation of the Spine
Congenital Scoliosis
Cordotomy
Craniocervical Junction Surgery
Decompression Laminectomy
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Diplomyelia
Direct Lateral Approach
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Endoscopic Fusion
Enuresis
Eos Xray Machine
Epidural Injection
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
Facet Injection
Facet Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Flatback Syndrome
Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
Foot Drag
Foot Drop
Growing Rods
Herniated Disc
Hydrorhachis
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Intraspinal Abscess
Junctional Kyphosis
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Lordosis
Low Back Surgery
Lower Back Injuries
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fracture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spinal Injury
Lumbar Spinal Mass
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spinal Tumor
Lumbar Stress Fracture
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesion
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Magnetic Expansion Control
Mehta Casting
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Motion-Sparing Spinal Surgery
Muscle Spasticity
Myelopathy
Myelopathy Surgery
Navigation Spine Surgery
Neck Injuries
Neck Masses and Lumps
Neck Pain
Neck Tumors
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Occipito-Cervical Fusion
Osteoarthritis of the Spine
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy
Revision of Spinal Surgery
Rhizotomy
Rigo Cheneau Bracing
Robotic Spine Surgery
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sacroiliac Joint Surgery
Sacroiliitis
Scheuermann Disease
Scheuermann's Kyphosis
Schroth Therapy
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Smith Petersen Osteotomy
Spasticity
Spasticity of Spine/Back
Spina Bifida
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Cord Anomaly
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Dural Graft
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Injection
Spinal Instrumentation
Spinal Mass
Spinal Meningioma
Spinal Microsurgery
Spinal Reconstruction
Spinal Schwannoma
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Tethering for Scoliosis
Spinal Tumor
Spine Deformity
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Injuries
Spine Stapling
Spondylectomy
Spondyloarthropathy
Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spondylosyndesis
Surgery for Sciatica
Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy
Tarlov Cysts
Tethered Spinal Cord
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Thoracic Laminectomy
Thoracic Spinal Fracture
Thoracic Spinal Fusion
Thoracic Spinal Injury
Thoracic Spinal Mass
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spinal Tumor
Three Column Osteotomy
Transpsoas Approach
Transthoracic Discectomy
Tubular Discectomy
Vascular Malformations of the Spine
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Column Resection
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Fracture
Vertebral Stapling
Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
X-Stop Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Saifi is part of these programs:

Penn Spine Center

Education and Training

Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

Primary Location

Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
1 Cathcart
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Penn Orthopaedics Bucks County

Penn Medicine Bucks County
777 Township Line Road
Yardley, PA 19067

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Penn Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Building, 3rd Floor
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Imagine Health (AP/Allied Partners)

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Intergroup
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Description of Research Expertise

Clinical Outcomes Research in Spine Surgery

Selected Publications

Alexander Beschloss, John Mueller, Jon-Michael E Caldwell, Alex Ha, Joseph M Lombardi, Ali Ozturk, Ronald Lehman, Comron Saifi: Comparison of medical comorbidities in Medicare patients treated by orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons throughout the USA Bone & Joint Open : 2020.

Cesar D Lopez, Venkat Boddapati, Joseph M Lombardi, Nathan J Lee, Comron Saifi, Marc Dyrszka, Zeeshan Sardar, Lawrence G Lenke, Ronald A Lehman: Recent Trends in Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement for Lumbar Spine Fusion and Discectomy Procedures The Spine Journal : 2020.

Alexander Beschloss, Carol Wang, Comron Saifi: Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Video Atlas of Spine Surgery : 2020.

Philip K Louie, Andrew C Sexton, Danel D Bohl, Ehsan Tabaraee, Steven M Presciutti, Benjamin C Mayo, Justin C Paul, Comron Saifi, Howard S An: Rigid-Plating and Cortico-Cancellous Allograft Are Effective for 3-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Neurospine : 2020.

M. Burhan Janjua, Ali K. Ozturk, Nissim Ackshota, Brendan J. McShane, Comron Saifi, William C. Welch, Vincent Arlet: Surgical treatment of flat back syndrome with anterior hyperlordotic cages Operative Neurosurgery : 2020.

Patricia Zadnik Sullivan, Ahmed Albayar, Ashwin G Ramayya, Brendan McShane, Paul Marcotte, Neil R Malhotra, Zarina S Ali, H Isaac Chen, M Burhan Janjua, Comron Saifi, James Schuster, M Sean Grady, Joshua Jones, Ali K Ozturk: Association of spinal instability due to metastatic disease with increased mortality and a proposed clinical pathway for treatment Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine : 2020.

Hendow C, Beschloss A, Cazzulino A, Lombardi JM, Louie P, Milby A, Pugely A, Ozturk A, Ludwig S, Saifi C: Change in Rates of Primary Atlantoaxial Spinal Fusion Surgeries in the United States (1993-2015) Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine : 2020.

Saifi C, Eby M, Arlet V: Surgical Planning Spinal Deformities: The Comprehensive Text, 2nd Edition : 2020.

Comron Saifi & Vincent Arlet: Structural Complications in Spinal Deformity Spinal Deformities: The Comprehensive Text, 2nd Edition : 2020.

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Academic Contact Information

The Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Health System
801 Spruce Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-829-7155
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS), National
AO Spine North America (AOSNA), International
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, Local
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS), International
North American Spine Society (NASS), International
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), International
The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS), International
University of Pennsylvania Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), Local
University of Pennsylvania-Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders (PCMD), Local

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Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital

Penn Orthopaedics Bucks County

Penn Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital

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Overall Ratings

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Description of Research Expertise

Selected Publications

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